onebadmonte

Cone area is king for mobile audio IB setups. I run a pair of 18" IB3s. They are right up against, with out rubbing, the rear seat back. Nothing but good things to say about these subs. I'm putting about 450watts to each and they ain't even breaking a sweat. They get plenty loud for no box and you can't beat the low frequency extension. Nothing digs deeper, bar none. SQ wise, they work well. I've played them as high as 125Hz with no issues or odd sounds. They blend well when listening at moderate levels. Go crazy with the volume knob and it sounds like a night club. I don't know about using bass shakers along with them. I've never heard of an SQ setup with bass shakers. In all honestly if the subs are rigidly mounted. Play them hard and they are bass shakers. I say get the biggest ones you can fit, and if you can cut to fit bigger ones, do that. I prefer having more power on tap then what a woofer can handle. Just ease into the volume knob and get to know the system easing towards the limits. Good luck with what ever route you take and keep us posted.

Nice, but the wife says your kitchen is nicer. I prefer your avatar myself. Now lets see a vid of that woofer in action.

I've been quoted asking "Did you feel it?" I must leave in shame now.

Yes, both monitors were shaking bad. I work at a mid-size engineering firm. Funny story, the structural department all stood up and none of us said a word and we all hustled out of the building, the entire electrical, process, mechanical and piping departments were staring at us. lol... a-holes, didn't warn nobody else... hahahaha Bwhahahahahah!

Did you feel it?

LOL! Nice way to make a grown man blush.

For those just waking up, I was in the running for "System of the Month" (SOTM) over on the SMD forum. I called up upon my bothers here on SSA, quite a few actually, to lend their support and cast a vote for me. Well, quite a few of them did. Enough of them, as a matter of fact, to secure a win. I'd like to thank all of them for there support and generosity. Thank you. I'd also like to thank the community as a whole, for their support, in sight, and willingness to help out. A very big factor in helping me complete my "dream" build.

I'm a little late in updating this. We've had lots of family coming through and visiting for the summer. Here goes. Thanks again to all for your support and motivation.

Thanks bro. So very true. I only asked to make sure nothing was over looked. A second set of eyes looking at the same situation is always helpful. Trial and error can get to be very costly in this hobby. I know, I've had a few snags in my projects. I'd hate to see you have issues with your setup. Belts and alternators aren't cheap and warranty issues turn into finger pointing matches amongst manufacturers leaving the consumer f*cked. I'll pitch in and offer some help. Get us some pics of your setup fully installed, don't run it. If there is nothing supporting the rear of the alternator I'll make a rear tab and gusset for you. That way you can have a local welder weld them on for you.

Why's that? I've seen stock alts mounted with way less. That's a big heavy alt on what looks like a 1/4" plate. With no support on the rear of the alt that plate is going to succumb to vibrations, leading to premature belt wear and slipping. In all applications GM uses that alt in it is secured with tabs infront and behind the the alts mounting provision.

Anything else supporting the alt? Looks a little iffy if that's all it.

Sonnavabish! With vids like that, it's no wonder that everybody wants to run them on music. The saddle in the frequency response doesn't matter, it's the shaken baby syndrome everyone is after. Nut's man.

Bummer man. I've got a solo x 18 sitting in the garage floor in need of a re-cone. :\

Looking good. Wish I was close enough to make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise. :\

It's tough seeing things winding down. He was a great guy to deal with. Being the head honcho and so readily available on the interweb, I can just imagine some of the BS he had to put up with. Even though Kevin is at a new stage in his life, it was nice to read his hopes in keeping Exodus Audio going in one way or another.

Always got to carry the essentials. Nice stitch work. How's it sound? Looks like a small sealed box. Any enclosure info?

Bwahahahah! Now that's funny. Bro, those tens are nucking futs!

It was a fun show, great seeing you guys again. Bummer I couldn't stay longer, I would have like to have heard your new setup inkfx. Reverse mount nightshades must look killer in person. BTW, I use the same eagle one tire/wheel cleaner. More pics, more pics!

Happy birthday bro, and have many more!

Change of plans fellas. Looks like I might be able to make out after all. Hope to see you all there. Bring your best demo music.

Cool pics man. It's always great to see the action behind the scenes. Thanks for sharing. God bless the U.S.A.

Those are some good looking pics. I think I might have to finally ditch the IB setup and try these out.

Yay, your birthday lands on a Friday! How cool is that? Make it a good one.

The graphs look good. Funny but it looks like the smaller they get the more authority they play down to 63Hz. Below 63Hz they roll off steeper as the drivers get smaller. Looks like mission accomplished for some kicka$$ mid-basses. Forgot to ask. Where these all 1 watt 1 meter test? And now to really get nosey, what were the dimensions of the baffle and the location of the driver on the baffle? These might make for some kickin open baffle drivers for home theater.